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Conservative local talk show host being investigated by police
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Posted on 10/24/2003 5:34:15 PM PDT by chance33_98
Conservative local talk show host being investigated by police
(10/24/03 - HOUSTON) — Popular radio talk show host Jon Matthews is off the air and we've learned Sugar Land police are investigating him.
Houstonians have been listening to the conservative radio talk show host for more than 15 years. He's a former Marine with loyal listeners, but on Friday those listeners didn't hear him because his boss took him off the air.
"I think that was the best thing to do," said KSEV General Manager Dan Patrick.
Patrick yanked Matthews off the air after learning from Eyewitness News about the investigation and then speaking to detectives.
"I just told him, 'John, since there's an investigation going on, it's just not the wise thing for you to be on the air until all the facts are known'," said Patrick.
The Sugar Land Police Department would not talk about this case on camera, but they do say on the record that they're investigating Matthews after an allegation of indecency with a child. They are, however, reluctant to release any specifics.
Sugar Land Police Captain Mike Lund says, "We have an ongoing investigation and I'm not going to go there."
Matthews shut the door on us when we tried to talk to him on Friday. He wouldn't discuss the investigation. His boss hopes people will reserve judgment until the truth is determined by police or a jury.
"Let the investigation play out," said Patrick. "Let's see if there are any charges brought, if there are not. I don't know what else you'd like me to say."
Congressman John Culberson, who appears weekly on Matthews' show says he can't imagine the talk show host being involved in any indecency with a child. He said "I just can't even imagine…I refuse to believe it…It must be a mistake."
It's important to stress that at this time, Matthews has not been arrested or charged with any crime.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 700; 700am; danpatrick; houston; jonmatthews; ksev; matthews; texas
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To: chance33_98; Flyer; HoustonCurmudgeon; Allegra; humblegunner; PetroniDE; Eaker; dix; RikaStrom; ...
Been a little talk about this on the Texas board.
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posted on
10/24/2003 5:35:15 PM PDT
by
Xenalyte
(I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I'll defend to the death your right to stick it)
To: chance33_98
We are going to go easy on the rumors.
At least I hope so.
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posted on
10/24/2003 5:37:34 PM PDT
by
Eaker
(Amateurs built the Ark, professionals built the Titanic.............hmmmmmmmmm ;<)
To: Eaker
It's a vast left wing conspiracy
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posted on
10/24/2003 5:38:14 PM PDT
by
chance33_98
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To: chance33_98; Xenalyte; 1riot1ranger; Action-America; Alkhin; Allegra; American72; antivenom; ...
Very curious week and a half before the election *PING*
As always, a FReep mail will get you on or off this Houston topics ping list.
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posted on
10/24/2003 5:38:15 PM PDT
by
Flyer
(You get more with a smile, a kind word and a gun than with a smile and a kind word)
To: chance33_98
It's important to stress that at this time, Matthews has not been arrested or charged with any crime.There no longer NEEDS to be a charge.
He's been accused - and that's all it takes for The Left.
First Rush - now this fellow.
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posted on
10/24/2003 5:39:43 PM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(Serving You... on Operation Noble Eagle!)
To: Eaker; Xenalyte
Nothing in the Houston Chronicle yet.
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posted on
10/24/2003 5:43:08 PM PDT
by
PetroniDE
(Kitty Is My Master - I Do What She Says)
To: Old Sarge; Cathryn Crawford; gcruse
First Rush - now this fellow.It has not been easy for these talk show hosts lately.
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posted on
10/24/2003 5:43:30 PM PDT
by
Scenic Sounds
(Me caigo a mis rodillas y hablo a las estrellas de plata. "¿Qué misterios usted está encubriendo?")
To: chance33_98
He loses his job because of an investigation?
He hasn't even been charged!
Whatever happened to "innocent until proven guilty"?
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posted on
10/24/2003 5:44:42 PM PDT
by
ItsOurTimeNow
("Forth now, and fear no darkness!")
To: Old Sarge
Don't forget Lonsberry in Rochester, NY.
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posted on
10/24/2003 5:44:44 PM PDT
by
Lokibob
To: Xenalyte
Next it will be Mark Davis or Gary McNamara. Then I will be extremely upset.
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posted on
10/24/2003 5:44:53 PM PDT
by
Cathryn Crawford
(Algunos misterios son tan profundos y maravillosos que deben ser explorados para ser entendido.)
To: Scenic Sounds
Of course, if this guy had been a liberal, any hint of impropriety with a child would have doomed him on this board to wishes of jailhouse rape and dismemberment.
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posted on
10/24/2003 5:47:03 PM PDT
by
gcruse
(http://gcruse.typepad.com/)
To: Old Sarge
As Rush has so often said: "With liberals, it's not the nature of the evidence, but the seriousness of the allegations".
Having met and spoken with Jon Matthews, I find this "allegation" extremely difficult to believe.
BTW, I suspect some filthy rat from Metro may be behind this.... Jon has been busting their cojones pretty hard lately on their bogus "rail plan".
To: Xenalyte; Flyer; Eaker; BUSHdude2000; GOPcapitalist
Well that didn't take long to hit the fan, did it?
I don't like Jon nor his habit of using 10 second answers to complex questions. That said, I pray this is not true.
I do caution that we should await more information, BUT I have heard odd stories for a couple of years. I never repeated them because I had no idea of the truth, but one fellow FReeper, one media type, and one former city councilman told me the same stories, independent of each other.
Prayer time folks...........
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posted on
10/24/2003 5:49:06 PM PDT
by
HoustonCurmudgeon
(PEACE - Through Superior Firepower)
To: Eaker; Xenalyte; Allegra; Flyer
Bump!
This seems so ulikely, it borders on the ridiculous.
Let's all hope for the best!
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posted on
10/24/2003 5:49:19 PM PDT
by
humblegunner
(Kuala Lumpur!)
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To: Old Sarge
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posted on
10/24/2003 5:52:31 PM PDT
by
Eaker
(Amateurs built the Ark, professionals built the Titanic.............hmmmmmmmmm ;<)
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To: HoustonCurmudgeon
Do you feel culpable for enabling a child molester?
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posted on
10/24/2003 5:54:41 PM PDT
by
patton
(I wish we could all look at the evil of abortion with the pure, honest heart of a child.)
To: gcruse
Damnit, quite pointing out our hypocrisy!
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posted on
10/24/2003 5:54:53 PM PDT
by
dpa5923
(Small minds talk about people, normal minds talk about events, great minds talk about ideas.)
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